Re: cursor and cookies

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Sorry, I don't understand either "X Mouse settings" or "TweakUI." I only got
Windows XP the day before my post. What do I change, and how?

"Kelly" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Sounds as though you have X Mouse settings triggered. If you are using
> TweakUI, change it there, if not check your mouse settings under the Control
> Panel. Good luck!
>
> --
>
> All the Best,
> Kelly (MS-MVP)
>
> Troubleshooting Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>
>
>
> "punstress" <punstress@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:975A9BFE-108B-44DB-916D-2153CAC31B32@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Please read carefully, this is a little hard to explain...
> >
> > I have my preferences set so that I am prompted to accept or decline
> > cookies. When that dialog box came up using Windows 98, I could put my
> > cursor
> > over "Block Cookie," click, and if another box came up right afterward, I
> > would just click that same spot and block that one, ad infinitum.
> >
> > Now I got Windows XP, and to my horror, after I clicked "Block Cookie,"
> > and
> > the next dialog box popped up, my cursor had jumped to "Accept Cookie," so
> > when I clicked again as I used to do, I now accepted the cookie I intended
> > to
> > block a few times before I happened to glance at my screen.
> >
> > Before you tell me to just move my cursor back, I will say I don't want to
> > do that. It's inconvenient and slow. Before you tell me to choose that
> > setting for all cookies from that site, I will say that I don't always
> > want
> > to. I just want the cursor to stay where it was. Yes, sometimes I hit B on
> > the keyboard, but many times I just want to click and I want the cursor to
> > stay where it is!!
> >
> > What is causing the cursor to jump like that, and how can I fix it!?
>
>
>
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